Comfort and beautiful design in the room are of great importance. The home environment is able to fill a person with energy, pleasant emotions and deliver aesthetic pleasure. There are many decorative elements that can transform the room, create the right atmosphere and emphasize the style of the landlord. One of these items is the aquarium. There is a sufficient variety of shapes and sizes of these containers.
Often, designers experiment and use the aquarium not for its intended purpose. They use such containers to create unusual design forms. So, the aquarium-cube with fish still does not lose popularity and is used to decorate the space.
Features
The smoothness of the movement of these small marine inhabitants can fill with peace and relax. In order for the fish to please the owner and guests for a long time, You must follow a lot of rules for caring for the aquarium and its inhabitants. Aquarium cubes can be called the most popular options for such products. Meanwhile, there are certain rules and features for caring for them.
A square vessel is a container with the same length of all parts. It is less popular than the classic rectangular version of the container, while it is more complex in organizing its space.
The complexity of the care lies in the fact that the area for algae in it is less than in a rectangular one.
Given that the space at the top remains empty, It’s quite difficult to independently build an absolutely harmonious water world inside it.
Algae in the aquarium carry not only aesthetic meaning.They prevent the growth of bacteria in water, which creates comfortable conditions for the life of fish.
Arrange the algae must be beautiful, tasteful.
It is important not to overload the tank, it is also important not to leave a lot of empty space. An aquarium overloaded with algae, especially of a cubic form, will look untidy and is unlikely to create the same desired effect, and a small amount of algae will create the effect of a poor, unfinished decorative element.
In order to beautifully organize the space of the cube aquarium, it is best to choose algae of various heights:
- long plants fill the void in the upper part of the square container and make a more harmonious transition from the bottom to the top;
- small plants will create the necessary effect to maintain the purity of water and complete the overall appearance.
All decorative elements that are used for classic rectangular containers are suitable for a cube aquarium. You should take the design seriously and find the most suitable location for certain parts using the sample method.
What are aquarium cubes?
Everyone knows what the classic versions of such products look like. These designs are four glass sides interconnected, and there is also a bottom and a cover.
Modern trends in the manufacture and design of aquariums keep up with the times.
- Today, there are tanks on sale even without seams, which implies the absence of visible lines connecting the glass sides. Such an aquarium-cube looks very solid. According to experts, such containers are more durable and safe. Designs without seams are easier to clean, they are visually more beautiful, because the picture of the water world inside is not distorted by seams.
- Another fashionable, cute novelty is the nanocube. This type of product received its name due to its miniature size. Externally, the design actually resembles a glass seamless cube. The dimensions of such containers are usually quite compact. Nanocube is widely used in creative design, because such cubes can decorate any room, adding a kind of charm to it.
The choice of products should be made taking into account the size of the room, the volume of containers, the individual preferences of the owner.
Sizes and volumes
Aquarium cubes come in a variety of sizes and volumes. A variety of shapes and sizes allows you to select the most suitable options for such products for each specific room and for a specific interior.
- Nanocubeshaving compact forms open a dimensional grid of aquariums. In addition, there are ordinary models of small square aquariums that hold about 5 liters, 10 liters, 15 and 20 liters.
- The average size of aquariums is the most versatile, they have volumes of 30 liters, 50 liters, 60 liters.
- Large Cubes They look incredibly impressive, they have volumes of about 100 liters, 200 liters and even 1000 liters. More often they are used for decoration in restaurants or similar establishments, where a small or medium aquarium would be lost in all the variety of other decorative elements.
The size of the container must match the size of the room. A similar aquarium should decorate a room. An incorrectly selected decor element in form and volume can add dissonance to the overall picture.
Design Tips
No matter how the aquarium looks, its main load is an aesthetic function. Making it need to give enough attention and time.
The main secret of successful design is the correct location of large decorative elements.
They should be located at the far side or at the corners of the vessel. If these are stones, then they can be landscaped with moss or supplemented with miniature plants. Stretching algae must be placed in the far or corner of the aquarium.
It’s okay if some of the algae floats in the water column, because often it looks harmonious and beautiful.
The rest of the design should be done solely according to your own preferences, as this is how the most unusual and exclusive designer designs are created.
In the next video, you will get acquainted with the design options for the nano-aquarium-cube.
